Hye's Musings

Looking for a #thriller with a bit of #horror? Maybe THE SINNERS is something for you Check out my #FilmReview at http://hyemusings.ca/in-review-the-sinners/

Making the best of the snowy weather in the city... Bloorcourt Village #Toronto by Worldwide Nomad Travel Photography

Star Convenience is back #Toronto #StreetScene

FYI: The Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival still has some tix left these 4 #documentary films. Streaming from February 19 - 22: LOVE CHILD ... WAKE UP ON MARS MÁXIMA I AM SAMUEL FREE - reserve at hotdocscinema.ca (First come first served basis) h/t @Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Just came across this show amigxs! Poe in the Snow is a selection of short adaptations of the works of #Edgar AllanPoe. The Raven... A child is forced to bear the harsh realities of pandemic-induced isolation. A passive witness to pain, anger, violence and loneliness, seeing all yet helpless to stop it. Actors Reading Poe 8 actors spanning 6 cities and 4 countries perform 8 poems of Edgar Allan Poe. With the stylistic and cultural diversity of young artistic creators at the peak of their game, this poetic reading explores sadness, strangeness, and loss. The Masque of the Red Death A theatrical fusion dance adaption of The Masque of The Red Death. A mysterious guest arrives at Prince Prospero's masquerade ball, but beware as this guest brings more to the ball than meets the eye. The Cask of Amontillado A modern retelling of the Poe’s classic tale of status, revenge, and cold-blooded murder. Content Warning: Domestic violence, drug and alcohol use, sexual language, strong language, depictions of physical and mental abuse, mental illness, blood, death. Book tickets at https://bit.ly/2YTT3W0

Today's #TJFF2020 Fall Edition releases: ANTON MINYAN THE ONE AND ONLY JEWISH MISS AMERICA PICTURE OF HIS LIFE... All films available for 48hrs For more info & tickets https://buff.ly/3kw0PP7

Sharing my #MiniReview of Semillas De Lucha (Dir. by Rvruf Nawel, Ecuador) & Compañía (Dir. by Miguel Hilari, Bolivia), both of which premiered as part of imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Click to hear why I found them interesting and captivating. You can still watch them On Demand by ordering a ticket via imaginenative.org... Join the Q&A for Semillas... TODAY at 3:30pm EST & for Compañía at 8:30pm EST.

Movies by candlelight are my new thing... These super cool candles came courtesy of Eyesore Cinema

Don't miss Crow's Theatre GHOST QUARTET In Concert. I was fortunate to experience it live last year, and I enjoyed it so much. Not knowing what to expect, I was transported through the characters, the music & the story, to some other realm.... The show streams Oct 27-31, 2020. Grab your tix at crowstheatre.com Video c/o Crow's Theatre #Musical #Theatre #VirtualConcert #GhostQuartet

Amigxs, the Korean Film Festival Canada is happening next week. Check out the event details below

#FilmFestival Spotlight & Picks: aluCine Latin Film & Media Arts Festival. #aluCine20 has gone fully virtual this year. I give you my 'Hye'lights of the festival & also an interview (una conversación) with artist & programmer Alexandra Gelis.... Click to find out how about the fest & grab your FREE tickets! http://bit.ly/aluCine20

Lunchtime Visuals + ICYMI: the Fall edition of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival has begun. Check out their lineup at the link below

#Throwback to one of the last #Toronto #Zombie Walks (2014).

ICYMI: I spoke with #JoëleWalinga about her latest #ShortFilm, REABERTURA, which premiered at Planet In Focus International Environmental #FilmFestival. Her film captures Coimbra (#Portugal) in the process of reopening amidst the #COVID19 pandemic, as businesses sanitize and reorganize in preparation for the "new normal". For more our full #interview, click the link below.... https://buff.ly/3oayVKG See more

Lunchtime Visuals: Looking for short films, animation, documentaries, culture, theatre, and the arts, or the strange and esoteric, you can now experience them in 4k resolution through FIVARS Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories Note that you do not need a VR headset to experience these films! All you need is a supported Web Browser, laptop, desktop or mobile phone. How neat is that? #FIVARS2020 runs until Nov 2, 2020.... Tickets & more info: https://bit.ly/fivars2020tix

My #MiniReview of #Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (German: Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens); a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire with an interest in both a new residence and Elle, the wife (Greta Schröder) of his estate agent Hans (Gustav von Wangenheim). The film is an unauthorized and unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel #Dracula. (Source Wikipedia)... The film is mostly shot in shadows; adding to the sense of dread we experience throughout it. Murnau is credited with creating what is now called a #montage and now used widely in film. It's very effective in this film. I have seen it several times and I always find things to like... From Schreck & Schröder's performances, to the music by Hans Erdmann. This quote by #RogerEbert summarizes lots of what I think of the film: "In a sense, Murnau's film is about all of the things we worry about at 3 in the morning--cancer, war, disease, madness. It suggests these dark fears in the very style of its visuals." Also recommend watching #WernerHerzog's adaptation Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979) starring Klaus Kinski in the title role & Isabelle Adjani.

Ready for my late night date with #Nosferatu. #31DaysOfHorror

As may gal pal The More the Merrier with donna g suggests, watch any one of #AlanisObomsawin's films... A must!